The National tribune., 1887-02-24

and the Army Of the Cumberland never gathered
in Tomlnson Hall. indianapolis. Not only were
the members and friends Of George H. Thomas
Post OF the Grand Army well represented but the
citizens generally turned in a way that testified
most fiatteringy to the standing Of the boys of 81
Mr.. Blackburn is a citizen of Lafayette He en-
llsted IN the Union army when a boy and served
Tour years as a private. bullet struck him as he
was kneeling, making three wounds. lie was
formerly Chaplain of the Indiana Department Of
the GAR
There are TO be grand Logan Memorial sa-v;oa,
in Brooklyn, at the Academy of Music senstor
Cullcm will deliver the oration Henry ward
Beecher will read the Scriptures and the Aropbior
Society will have charge OF the musical exercises
with chorus of 100 trained voices Mrs Emily
Thornton Charles whose "OratiOn on IoVnn-
published In THE NATIONAL TRIBUxE-attracted
widespread attention. has been invited to contrib
ute poem.
Fifty out of the 1873 Members Of the Nebraska
Legislature served in the Union army The fol-
lowing are their names and regiments: Senate-S
W. Burnham, Co. @, 18th Ne; w H. Copper. r.
IIoth ~ y; d. X. Calkins, f. Sith H.; c. ID. Cas-
per, ID, lst Del. Cav; l.. w Colby b. sth Ill. J. M
Higgins, b, 18th Iowa; G. A. Holmes +. 29th Wis.
CD. Kec<ley, f. 22d Iowa. j. T. Linn. c. 9Th Iowa:
l. j. Majors, Major LIST Neb; c. W lIcNamar. /
SD H. H. Fl. Shedd, F. 18th Iowa; Bruno Tzshuc<
Captain Engineers. HOuse-A. v. Cole, Co. f. fth
Mich, Co G, 9Th Mich. Cav; Fl c. Anuix F. 18th
III; James ~ Cope, f., 18th Wis; c.. H. Norris, g.
"a Neb.; Henry BelS, d. 9th Wis; John r. Wilson.
q, Hath H.; Samuel L. Cannon. Fl, I'd Neb.: John
~ Nlehol, A, @9th Iowa; Charles f. Eisley A, Cd
NeD.i y. vi. Satche f, 10th Iowa; J. A. Dempster
l, ozd H.; H. Q. Russell, Fl, ID Iowa W : Ran
dail' z, sth Iowa; :. W. Thornton, G, sth Iowa H.
7. Andrews, ID, sch Iowa Cav; T. J. Alexander NJ
Iolh Ia. Cav j. G. Gutzy, @, Slth Pa; William H.
Dlller, Sd battalion, Pa Reserves Albert WiIsey
=, 1tth H.; VIM. Newton, G., 56th y Y; Jerome
Shamp III, 18th Ind. Cav; Franklin Sweet r. SD
Pa; Morgan Crane, b. 9th Iowa; Matt Miller r.
18th Wis. John w. Dickinson, b. l3d Wis: G. w
Lord b, 9th Wis; J. Fl. Cameron, G. I'd Wis. Cav.
Hariand Baird, Lieutenant ColoneI. 9Th Iowa Cav.
otto Abrahamson +, 10th ILL.,; A. G.. Bailey. Il.
Ib9th y. "; j. Nj. Wardlaw, band 10Th H.; J. NJ
Fuller, b, llth H.; A. P. McKenna. G.. 6lst Ohio:
y. ~ Aiken, $8d Ohio G.. J. Harrison, F, 18th H.;
John Peters, ID. 10th H.
Senator Warner Miller, the only private soldier
VINO eversat in the United States Senate. is being
talked oil Tor the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor of New York
Capt. j. b. Foraker, who has been twice elected
Governor OF Ohio, is being urged 10 accent a re-
nomination, but he Declines He gives two reasons
the first being that the time-honored practice in
ONO IS TWO terms for the Governor, and the next
IS that he cannot support his family ON the Gov
ernor salary ofS4.OOO year. and that his duty to
them demands that he return to the practice of his
profession.
Miss Maud Banks, daughter of Gen. Banks ia
now playing "Parthenia," in "Ingomar." in the
smaller cities of Pennsylvania She is very pleased
with the profession that she has adopted and there
Is good reason for believing that she will aitaiu
eninence in il.